microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Clicking on empty space on tab bar activates window, but does not activate current terminal

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Description

### Windows Terminal version

1.12.10982.0

### Windows build number

10.0.19044.1645

### Other Software

_No response_

### Steps to reproduce

1. Open terminal.
2. activate some other window
3. click in terminal window at the empty space on tab bar
4. type with keyboard

### Expected Behavior

Typed characters show up in currently active terminal on terminal window.

### Actual Behavior

Nothing happens. Characters to not appear on active terminal.

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Research direction

Reproduce the four steps in the issue and inspect the tab-bar empty-space click and focus-handling entry points. Done means that after clicking empty space on the tab bar, typed characters appear in the currently active terminal.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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